Marvel Comics Announces New Female Thor

Who is the new Thor?

By Joshua Yehl

Today on ABC's The View it was announced by Whoopi Goldberg that Thor will no longer be worthy enough to wield his magic hammer Mjolnir, so a new female Thor will be taking his place. “It’s a huge day in the Marvel Universe. Thor, the God of Thunder, he messed up, and he’s no longer worthy to hold that damn hammer of his. For the first time in history, that hammer is being held by a woman. That’s right. Thor is a woman!” Goldberg said.

As to who the new female Thor is, it's hard to say. There's little to go on, as she is masked and is also going by the name Thor. The one detail we've been given is that she was once saved by Thor. But given his Superman-level powers in the Marvel Universe, who hasn't? The debut of this female Thor will see a brand new Thor series launched, which means the end of the current Thor: God of Thunder series by writer Jason Aaron and artist Esad Ribic.

Aaron will stay on as the writer of the new Thor series, but rising star Russell Dauterman will now be on art duties. Aaron is adamant about the new Thor's gender not being a gimmick or anything less than the original. “This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR. This is the THOR of the Marvel Universe. But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before," Aaron said in a press release.

This new Thor makes for yet another Marvel comic with a female lead. Others include Black Widow, Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Elektra, She-Hulk, and an upcoming Storm comic. The new Thor series will be launching later this year. The original Thor will still be operating in the Marvel Universe, however. He will now be wielding his magical god-slaying ax Jarnbjorn, which he used back in his younger days.

We got a tease that something like this might happen when Marvel revealed the cover to Avengers #35, which shows a notably different looking Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. With these big changes hitting Thor, what could be in store for the other two of the "big three"? What do you think of the new Thor? Who do you think it could be? Let us know in the comments!

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